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South Korea pledges to phase out coal plants at COP30
Seoul (AFP) Nov 17, 2025 South Korea pledged Monday to phase out coal power plants that lack emission-reducing measures, an ambitious step for a country that generates a third of its electricity from the fossil fuel. Seoul announced its decision to join the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA) of governments and organisations pushing to eliminate unabated coal as a power source, as Brazil hosts UN climate talks in Belem. "Our long-term goal is to create a decarbonised green society where renewable energy takes up a large ... read more |
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Fight over fossil fuels drawdown looms at UN climate summitBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 13, 2025 Two years after nations agreed to transition away from fossil fuels, dozens are pushing to go even further at the COP30 climate summit, setting up a showdown with oil powers. ... more 
Earth cannot 'sustain' intensive fossil fuel use, Lula tells COP30Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 7, 2025 Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Friday that Earth can no longer sustain humanity's dependence on fossil fuels, and warned the climate fight could be lost without a rapid transition to cleaner energy. ... more
China's power paradox: record renewables, continued coalBangkok (AFP) Oct 19, 2025 Call it the China power paradox: while Beijing leads the world in renewable energy expansion, its coal projects are booming too. ... more
US government aims to open more public lands to coal miningWashington (AFP) Sept 29, 2025 The US government said Monday it intends to open huge swaths of public land to coal mining, coupled with a $625 million investment to "expand and reinvigorate" the industry that is a major contributor to climate change. ... more |
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New coal capacity hit 20-year low in 2024: report Bangkok (AFP) April 3, 2025 The world added the smallest amount of new coal capacity in two decades last year, a report said Thursday, but use of the fossil fuel is still surging in China and India. ... more 
Finland closes last coal-fired power plantHelsinki (AFP) April 1, 2025 Finnish energy company Helen said Tuesday it had closed the country's last active coal-fired power plant, ushering in "the end of the era of coal" for the Nordic country. ... more
Indonesia industrial coal power plans undercut emissions pledge: reportJakarta (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 Indonesia's planned expansion of "captive" coal plants used to power industry is threatening its pledge to cut CO2 emissions by 2030 and close all coal-fired plants by a decade later, said a report published Thursday. ... more
China's 2024 coal projects threaten climate goals: reportBeijing (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 China began construction last year on projects with the greatest combined coal power capacity since 2015, jeopardising its goal to peak carbon emissions by 2030, according to a report published on Thursday. ... more 
China's 2024 coal projects threaten climate goals: reportBeijing (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 China last year began construction on projects with the greatest combined coal power capacity since 2015, jeopardising the country's goal to peak carbon emissions by 2030, according to a report published Thursday. ... more |
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Record year for coal in 2024, world's hottest year
Paris (AFP) Dec 18, 2024 World coal use is set to reach an all-time high in 2024, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday, in a year all but certain to be the hottest in recorded history. Despite calls to halt humanity's burning of the filthiest fossil fuel driving climate change, the energy watchdog expects global demand for coal to hit record highs for the third year in a row. Scientists have warned that planet-warming greenhouse gases will have to be drastically slashed to limit global heating to avoid catastr ... read more
Indonesia's new coal phase-out goal sets 'daunting task'Jakarta (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 Meeting Indonesia's pledge to phase out coal power in just 15 years and reach net-zero emissions by mid-century is a "daunting task" that will require immediate and ambitious action, experts warn. ... more |
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In Bosnia, the path to renewables runs through its coal mines Tuzla, Bosnia And Herzegovina (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 At 250 metres underground, the dust is thick and oxygen is in short supply at the Mramor mine in northeastern Bosnia. ... more
China expected to hit peak coal consumption in 2025: reportBeijing (AFP) Nov 27, 2024 China's coal consumption could peak by 2025 as the world's top consumer of the fossil fuel ramps up its push for clean energy, a report published on Wednesday said. ... more
Police arrest 170 after floating blockade of Australian coal portSydney (AFP) Nov 24, 2024 Australian police arrested 170 climate activists over the weekend after their floating blockade briefly disrupted activity at one of the world's largest coal ports. ... more
Wealthy nations pledge 'no new coal' at COP29Baku (AFP) Nov 20, 2024 Twenty-five countries at the COP29 climate summit Wednesday pledged not to build any new unabated coal-power plants, in a push to accelerate the phaseout of the highly polluting fossil fuel. ... more 
S.Africa offers a lesson on how not to shut down a coal plantMiddelburg,South Africa (AFP) Nov 19, 2024 The cold corridors of South Africa's once-mighty Komati coal-fired power plant have been quiet since its shutdown in 2022 in what was trumpeted as a pioneering project in the world's transition to green energy. ... more |
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